Patrick Chan's score at the 2009 World SP... Your thoughts?

Patrick wasn't exactly my favorite skater so far but I think he rocked his SP today.
I totally believe he deserved better score and It's difficult to understand why he had to be in third place.
What are your thoughts?

By the way... wish all the skaters good luck w/ no injuries at the World 2009.

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• Patrick Chan
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• figure skating
• World Championships

[strongestass]

It's figure skating, it's about giving the audience the biggest artistic pleasure, not about jumping around like fleas.

[BaokieXiong]

Honestly, I'd rather watch a program with INCREDIBLE artistry rather than one that has a load of huge jumps.

Sorry to say but even that amazing choreography that Chan shows beats anyone's quad.

[chihiro602]

He didn't do his best at the olympics... hopefully the long program would boost him.

[Aveenogreen]

He is awesome!

[DarrenInCA]

To all those talking about advancing the sport by using quads and using Brian Joubert as an example, AS IF! Even his "advanced" jump layout and amount pales in comparison to 2002 and 2006 standards. Only ONE quad? And NOT in combination??? Where's the advancement in that? Didn't he say he was going to do three quads? I have yet to see all three.

If you are going to talk it, then bring it. Otherwise shut it. And I actually LIKE Brian. But his PCS were super inflated at Worlds.

[louielamson2000]

SALUT!!!

[ZxUchihaxZ]

Brian could learn a thing or 2 by watching Patrick in action with this song! =P

[ZxUchihaxZ]

Yeah he is pretty young for someone so young who squishes in studying and e.t.c.

[lauraxo123]

yes, the top level skaters, i guess, should be able to do a quad, but maybe some of them just can't do it yet???

and well, brian joubert sure sacrifices his program for the quad sooo.....ya. I dont know of many skaters right now who do a quad in their programs and still maintain the same performance level as somebody like Patrick Chan. An example is Jeremy Abbott. When he tried the quad, he got nowhere in skating. Now that he's scrapped it, look where he is now (im not a fan, but its true)

[tsunami70875]

I think you're missing my point. I've said many times, I'm not trying to convince people to drop everything and do the quad, I'm just saying that it's something the top-level skaters should just have. We don't think that we have to throw it all away for the triple axel, do we? So we should be having everyone being able to quads, just so it is in the same position as the triple axel (in skater's mentality.

[lauraxo123]

Kevin Reynolds is a prime example! True, he has the quad...so in your minds he should be on top JUST because he can land the jumps? Clearly thats not what the sport is about or else kevin would be on the podium or close to it at worlds. Plushenko...BS! he did exactly what brian is doing now. Sacrificing the difficulty of the program for his jumps and just going psycho on easy moves. I really hope plushenko doesnt come back for the oylmpics...i will be so unbelievably pissed! patrick>brian>plushy

[tsunami70875]

Yeah, I know perfectly well that Patrick has tons of potential. That's not up for questioning. But, I still don't like his attitude towards the quad, and because of so many people like that, the sport is almost going backwards. There are actually plenty of people have done quads at 18 or younger (Joubert, Plushenko, Lambiel...even Kevin Reynolds, although Reynolds has alot to work on).

Sure, maybe don't do a quad if you can't, but it should be something that the top-level skaters all have.